The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Negro Robbers Enter a Store at
Augusta and Chastise the Proprietor
For Interfering-A Horrible Massacre
of the Early Days of Georgia Recalled.
GEORGIA,
DIR. Samuel F. Freeman, of Cuthbert,
died Saturday night.
Crops around Sandersvlle are looking
well, but the corn is hurt some by tine dry
weather.
The bell for the Methodist church at
Tennille has been received and is the largest
one in the county.
The number of gallons of water pumped
for city use at Augusta during the month
Of June was 81, 1854, 400.
The Mountain City Fire Company, of
Rome, took first prize at the tournament at
Admission, Ala, on July 4.
There were thirty-flve vessels i'll port at
Brunswick Monday, the largest fleet ever in
those waters in the month of July before
The adjourned term of the johnson county
Superior Court has convened in Wrghts-
vile with Judge Hines on the bench and
Solicitor Rogers at his post.
It is thought that the Macon library will
make between $500 and 5000 out Of the
Fourth Of July entertainment. The receipts
were between 81, 400 and 81 800
The first regular shipment over the
Georgia Midland was received at Griffin
Monday, and consisted of 1876 bales of cotton
from Columbus, and consigned to parties in
Knoxville Tenn.
Ben Burnett, colored) of Sandersville,
who was arrested by the United States
Marshal, charged with running the blind
tiger and selling liquor without license, has
been released for want of evidence.
Canton is making arrangements for and
anticipating a large crowd TO attend the
North Atlanta District Conference TO be
held there from July - TO IT, After that
the MONDAY Baptist Association will meet
there the first week in August aud the fol-
lowing week the State Agricultural Con-
vention.
Howard Dexter and George Cook, while
celebrating the Fourth of July at Bruins
wick, met with a serious accident They
were shooting off fire crackers. and had a
box of powder near by for bigger shooting.
A broken cracker full of fire landed in the
box and exploded it, burning George Cooks
face very badly. Howard Dexter came
very near having his thumb torn off.
ALI Prater, the Mountain Wonder" won
In the walking match at Atlanta Monday
night. Prater was matched against two
men, Robert Lawshe and Charles Armstead,
and the race was twenty miles for $780,
Armstead and Lawshe We're each to make a
part of the twenty miles, but when the
first man on the track left he could not re-
turn. Prater won easily, his competitors
together making not quite nineteen miles.
The citizens of Abbeville held meeting
at the court house last Tuesday evening
and went into temporary organization
with capital stock of 81, 900 The object
of the company is to invite and encourage
emigration tNthe town by offering all the
Inducements at their command to parties
desiring to engage in mercantile or manu-
featuring pursuits, and develop the re-
sources of "A fine, healthy, growing section
AT a meeting of the Washington County
Grange, on Friday last, it was decided to
hold festival at the Grange Hall on or
about July q. The Lecturer of the National
Grange and Past Master of the State Grange
are expected to speak Committees on ar
rangement and reception of speakers were
appointed. delegation consisting of
Master Jasper Henderson and Messrs.
George Gilmore and William Jordan were
appointed to attend the Grand Encampment
at Spartanburg, S. G.
At Macon Monday Post Office Inspector
Robert Cope brought in Charles f. Abbott,
postmaster at Pelham, in Mitchell county,
charged with embeZzlement of funds, and
also of making fraudulent returns The in
spector had been looking after the case for
some time, and during his visits to that sec
hon on other business, kept watch on young
Abbott. On July the inspector took the
ase in hand. He was before the United
States Commissioner, but the case was con-
anued to secure witnesses for the defense.
Gov. Gordon has severar appointments ON
hand that will probably be made within a
few days The Judgeships of Burke, Ter
rell and Troup counties remain to be filed,
and the Sohcitorship of several city courts,
among them Clarke court, will also be nom
mated. A strong petition has been received
within the past few days in the interest of
W. w. Turner, of Troup county. Mr. Tur-
ner Is an applicant for the iudgeship of that
county, and numerously signed petition
has been presented to the Governor in his
behalf
For some time past DIR. Walker of Macon.
has allowed his pet deer to browse in the
garden In rear of Louis VNlnuckis saloon,
on Mulberry street. The deer got out in
some way yesterday morning and while try
ing TO find its way back Sauntcred up to the
bug window of the store TO be occupied by
Justice Heating. Seeing his reflection in
the glass the deer made break to get at
what he thought was companion, and
crash went one of the big panes. The deer
was badly cut by the fragments of glass left
in the sash.
Adjt. Gen. Kell has received from C. G.
Dahlgren, of No. "a Pine street, New York,
communication asking Tor the names OF
the officers in the First Georgia regiment at
Pensacola in 1851. The writer stated that
his recollection was that the Confederate
troops were in command of Gen Gregg,
and that Col Ramsey commanded the regi-
ment. No reason was assigned why the in
formation was requested and desired, but it
Is doubtless for some good and sufficient rea-
son, as Mr.. Dahlgren wrote in an earnest
and serious manner.
The report of the Agricultural Depart
ment for the quarter ending June 80, has
been filed with the Governor. The report
was simply a financial one, showing the
amount OF money received and disbursed
The receipts were s., 800 and the expenses
81, lis Is, leaving balance in favor of the
next quarter The items of expense were
for freight, postage and kilograms, Office
expense, seeds, printing, travelling expenses
and salaries. The quarter salaries amounted
to 81 1878, and the next highest expense was
the Item OF postage and kilograms, which
amounted to S476 63.
The Governor organized n new militia
district Tuesday in Lumpkin county, num-
berlng 1t l,4l5 G.. NJ. No Justice was ap-
pointed rs the people of the new district
will he given an opportunity to elect a
magistrate at very early date |. Y. Pal
mer was appointed a Notary Public in and
for the bath district of Calhoun county
and his commission made out w p. Max
well and I. w. Harp were appointed and
commissioned NOtaries Public i'm and for